From online resources to local story times, printed and online materials and copyright go hand in hand. Is what you’re doing a violation? What about…
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It’s great that the applications we use are so portable. In fact, some of the apps OPLIN techs use can fit on a thumb drive. …
OPLIN 4Cast #164: Glogster
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Glogster is the new way to make online posters. Will it replace the difficult-to-carry 50 cent poster boards? Students are using it in the classroom,…
OPLIN 4Cast #163: Requiem for IE6
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As we all know, IE6 is on the way out. Even Microsoft has joined the anti-IE6 campaign, saying that while it can’t force users to…
OPLIN 4Cast #162: Faceted searching
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The Ohio Web Library uses a faceted search, meaning the user has the ability to enter keywords, then narrow down their topic by source or…
Location-based services are built into to many of our favorite online tools. For example, with our mobile apps or GPS, we can find nearby restaurants,…
There are so many potential uses of Twitter for libraries, and your patrons are already using it, so it’s a great medium to add to…
OPLIN 4Cast #159: Internet TV
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There’s quite a bit of recent press in the blogs about Boxee. It’s a free application that makes a media center of your Windows, Mac…
Here, we sum up the last year and as a bonus, give you a glimpse of 2010. Twitter isn’t going away, and 2009 seems to…